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World Health Organization

Alcohol

Briefs & Fact Sheets

07 Jul 2022

Key facts The harmful use of alcohol is a causal factor in more than 200 disease and injury conditions. Worldwide, 3 million deaths every year result from harmful use of alcohol. This represents 5.3% of all deaths. Overall, 5.1% of the glob...

Briefs & Fact SheetsHarmful use of alcohol

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FDI World Dental Federation

Leave no one behind - Chairside Guide

Guide

22 Jun 2022

This quick guide summarizes the key challenges to improving refugee oral health and what advocates can do to help achieve improvements. For those ready to lead the response to this issue in their country, more information and guidance can be found in...

GuideHarmful use of alcoholTobacco useUnhealthy diets+1

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International League of Dermatological Societies

Global Atopic Dermatitis Atlas (GADA) Inaugural Report 2022

Report

18 Apr 2022

This first global report on atopic dermatitis signals the start and remit of the Global Atopic Dermatitis (GADA), a project initiated by the International League of Dermatological Societies (ILDS) and generated in collaboration with International Soc...

ReportMultistakeholder Collaboration

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World Obesity Federation, Health and Climate Network

Brief: Diet and Food Systems for Health, Climate and Planet (Youth)

Briefs & Fact Sheets

06 Apr 2022

Young people are working at the forefront of the climate, health, and food agenda.&nbsp;To capitalise on the experience and expertise of youth, World Obesity Federation convened a workshop with young people to help develop their priorities based on t...

Briefs & Fact SheetsNutrition and food safetyUnhealthy diets

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The Lancet: Health Policy

The Lancet Report: NCD Countdown 2030

Report

26 Mar 2022

NCD Countdown 2030 is a collaborative effort from WHO, NCD Alliance, Imperial College, and&nbsp;The Lancet&nbsp;that provides an independent mechanism for countries to monitor their progress toward the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 3.4—...

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WHO Regional Office of the Eastern Mediterranean

Toolkit for developing a multisectoral action plan for noncommunicable diseases (Modules 1-5)

12 Mar 2022

This page contains a comprehensive toolkit for developing, implementing, and evaluating a multisectoral action plan (MSAP) aimed at the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Targeted at policymakers, planners, and program manager...

Multisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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World Health Organization

Musculoskeletal health

Briefs & Fact Sheets

12 Mar 2022

Key facts Approximately 1.71 billion people have musculoskeletal conditions worldwide. Musculoskeletal conditions are the leading contributor to disability worldwide, with low back pain being the single leading cause of disability in 160 coun...

Briefs & Fact SheetsDisability and rehabilitation

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World Obesity Federation

Addressing weight stigma and misconceptions about obesity

Briefs & Fact Sheets

25 Feb 2022

With the prevalence of overweight and obesity rising globally, people living with obesity are constantly shamed and blamed for their disease.&nbsp;But like other chronic diseases, the root causes of obesity run much deeper and can be genetic, psychol...

Briefs & Fact SheetsMeaningful Engagement of People with Lived ExperiencesNutrition and food safetyPhysical inactivity+1

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World Health Organization

Saving lives, spending less: the case for investing in noncommunicable diseases

Publication

13 Dec 2021

A new World Health Organization report shows that close to seven million deaths could be prevented by 2030, if low and lower-middle income countries were to make an additional investment of less than a dollar per person per year in the prevention and...

PublicationHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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USAID & iMMAP

The effects of COVID-19 on Non-Communicable Diseases: A Case Study of Six Countries

Case study

09 Dec 2021

Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are health conditions that cannot be transmitted from one patient to another, and usually manifest a prolonged, persistent, and slow pathology. NCDs are responsible for over 70% of all deaths, with nearly 80% of these...

Case studyCommunicable diseasesEmergency preparedness, prevention and response

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World Health Organization

Presentation of Preliminary Results of 2021 Assessment on NCD Service Disruption during COVID-19 Pandemic

Strategy document

01 Dec 2021

The momentum of progress in curbing the NCD epidemic has stagnated since 2010. The COVID-19 pandemic has become an amplifier for health systems to better respond to NCDs. For more, click below

Strategy documentCommunicable diseasesEmergency preparedness, prevention and response

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Pan African medical journal

Process of developing the National Health in All Policies Framework to address social determinants of health in Tanzania Mainland: lessons learned, 2018 - 2022

Article

27 Nov 2021

Social determinants of health (SDH) are the non-medical factors that contribute to various infectious and non-infectious diseases in Tanzania. Studies suggest that SDH account for 30-55% of health outcomes globally. Most SDH are outside the mandate o...

ArticleHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingSocial determinants of health

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